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On Country Lane, just off of Brownsboro Road, a home had a rather large branch resting on the roof. The damage wasn’t too severe, but it was in other places.

A large tree came crashing down on an apartment building off Preston Highway and took at least two other trees with it. All three trees came to a rest on top of an apartment building on Guardian Court.

In the neighborhood, there are a lot of tree, which means a lot of the limbs buckled under the weight of the heavy ice.

Matt Sullivan, who works for a tree care service, had a very busy day.

“I think it’s going to get worse as the day goes on. We are going to get wind and the weight of the ice is not going to melt off, it’s not warm enough, so stuff is going to start breaking,” said Sullivan, with Olive Branch Tree Care.

Sullivan went on to say that a weather event like this is bittersweet for him because he says it’s nice to get the work, but obviously he doesn’t want people to have damage to their homes.

"It's been hectic, storm damage everywhere. We've been busy, probably working all night," said Gary Bradford with Marcell's Tree Service.

"Daylight to dark. As soon as they can get in, get out of their driveways, they come in. They were in at 6:30 this morning and they'll work till prob 5:30, 6 tonight," said John Ridgill with Louisville Tree Service.

The ice presented challenges for the clean up crews.

"For the guys, it's slippery. It's dangerous for them being up in the trees with the ice and stuff," said Bradford.

"It's too slick. Your ropes will slide. If you're using the crane like we were on the job, the choking straps will slide up and down. It's not safe," said Ridgill.

Safety concerns mean some projects will have to wait.

"You want to help everyone out that you can. It's just impossible to," Bradford said.

Crews will be out in the coming days as calls for help come in. More trees and limbs may fall if temperatures remain cold and snow arrives again this weekend.